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Global warming to threaten international tillage prospects
An international tillage research group is predicting that global wheat yields will drop by 6% for each degree centigrade of...
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Tillage farmers may have planted more winter barley than ever before
There have been some significant shifts in tillage farmers winter cropping choices, with barley the crop of choice on many farms...
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Russian farmers in no rush to sell grain as currency slumps
Russian farmers are in no rush to sell their wheat at present as the county’s currency falls to new lows...
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2015 is the International Year of Soils
Healthy soils are critical for global food production. But we are not paying enough attention to this important silent ally,...
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UK farmers have another bumper oat crop
Although down 14% from last year, the 2014 UK oat crop is still 20% above the average for 2008-2012, according...
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Reduced plantings of wheat, oats and oilseeds in the UK next year
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Early Bird Survey of UK tillage farmers’ planting intentions for 2015, a reduction...
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Record volumes of wheat milled by UK millers
A record 641,000t of wheat was milled in the UK in September, according to DEFRA data released this week, up...
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Payment to grow legumes could be on the way
New european research, led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), suggests farmers could be encouraged to grow more legumes by introducing...
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Rumours surround Russia's 2015 wheat crop
Speculation around the potential success of Russia’s 2015 wheat crop is already dominating grain market headlines according to HGCA analyst Anna...
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More feed grain available due to wet European summer
A wet summer in many regions of the EU has meant a greater proportion of wheat is available for feed,...
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Combine breaks world record harvesting almost 800t in 8 hrs
New Holland Agriculture smashed the current Guinness World Record title for most wheat harvested within eight hours with the CR10.90...
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EU set for record cereal harvest
The EU cereal harvest is forecast to set a new record in 2014, with strong exports and stocks expected to increase...
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Protein at all-time low levels in British barleys
Analysis carried out by the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in Britain confirms that the average nitrogen content of barley...
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The importance of our potato heritage
What do the following names have in common? – Robinta, Irish Cobbler, Winston and Lumper. The answer is they are...
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Dairy farmers increasingly buying up prime arable land
When examining the profile of buyers in the latest Sherry FitzGerald Agricultural Land Price Index, dairy farmers were found to...
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Pyrethroid resistance issues could cause problems for rape growers
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) resistance to pyrethroid-based insecticides in UK populations of cabbage stem flea beetle...
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Bayer CropScience confirms multi billion euro investment programme
Bayer CropScience is optimistic about the development perspectives of the agricultural markets and has committed to invest significantly to deliver...
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UK harvest 80% done, following 500,000ha push this week
Some 80% of the total UK cereal and oilseed rape area has been harvested according to latest reports from the...
